A new Little Free Library has popped up in Lake Martha at a pocket park on Sabal Drive thanks to Ciancy Bernal.       Ciancy, 15, is a sophomore at Archbishop McCarthy High School. It is the second Little Free Library she helped install.       “This summer I did this library [on Sabal Drive] and I’ve started to do book drives at different schools,” Ciancy...

    The Miami Foundation is about to launch its 14th Give Miami Day on Nov. 20. The donation window opens on Nov. 15.       The organization coordinates donations to more than 1,000 local non-profits in a single 24-hour event. It hopes to surpass last year’s record $39.5 million contributions.      Gifts start at $25. The Miami Foundation has wealthy donors who will match gifts,...

   Voters in the 9th Annual Best of Miami Lakes 2025 poll chose some new businesses as their favorites, though a few previous winners stayed on the list, too.      BB’s Bakehouse, a two-year old café on Main Street, faced perhaps the toughest competition as there are so many places in town to get a caffeinated drink.      “This is our first win,” said Jorge Berrios, who owns the...

 The Grand Marshal of Miami Lakes’ 46th Annual Veterans Day Parade was Ret. U.S. Marine Col. William “Bill” Perez.       Before an audience at Town Hall on Nov. 2 that included U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Doral and Fla. Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes, Perez paid tribute to the town, its veterans and those who support them.       He described an idyllic childhood in...

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